Review

Me and HIm Call It Us are good at their game. One thing I like in particular is the lack of constant blast beats. Not that I don't enjoy the occasional 210 bpm blast, but I certainly don't enjoy my entire 45 second song to be blasted. This means that one can actually tell the difference between each song, a nice touch that some grind bands forget about.

However, the thing that makes this album so great is not the lack of blast beats but instead the fact that this is a true album, rahter than a random compilation of songs. I'm not saying that I think endless hours of thought went into assembling the songs in a perfect order, but I do believe that they did a fine job. The reason I like the way it is put together is the opposite methods of music presented in the album. Imagine a song by some progressive metal band. It has the heavy sections, it has the light sections, and though they have a different style or modd, they are still never too far removed from each other. On this album, the intermissions are dramatically different from the songs.

One might think it ironic that the intermissions are so considerably longer than the "feature" songs on the album but I don't. I feel like each feature is such a blast of power that one needs recovery time in a sense and that recovery time is longer than the actual event. I guess I will equate it to a broken bone. It happens fast and hard and the recovery time is long.

I feel somewhat uncomfortable calling this straight grind because it's not (actually, i would've called it grindcore but I won't comment on my opinion of the difference between grind and grindcore here). Maybe I'd call it experimental or progressive grind, but lately, it seems like all the good grind bands are doing something different. Needless to say that isn't a bad thing but the genre is in a way falling apart because so few of the bands actually sound the same, they just happen to have one overriding style that comes back and links them. For example, A Rotten Set Of Bagpipes Can Make A Fantastic Miniskirt If Sewn Properly has a section that verges on doom. A number of the songs feature nearly beatdownable breakdowns were it not for the fact that they are so short. I like this band and what they do. They aren't perfect but they are good and they have some really cool ideas.

Soulseek man. I'm still Fast Fingers there. I'm actually waiting for this band to come around here though so I can buy this. I like buying straight from the band better than from distros. They make a lot more money that way.

I remember I found out about these guys about a year ago while browsing Stickfigure's site for IWASMOFFY mp3s. I downloaded "Peter Jennings..." and my life was never the same. Now everyone is jocking them.

I found out about MAHCIU a year or two ago when my band at the time played with them. Since then, we've met up with them every time they've come through; well, we met up with Aaron and Blake every time, because MAHCIU have been through 12 lineup changes now. In fact, they're looking for a bassist and guitarist right now. Not only are they great guys (they brought us vegan donuts all the way from Portland), but they play amazing music. just don't ask them to play Innocent Bystanders; they hate that song.